Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308517689 - Valentine Electric, Heating And Air, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 308517689

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 08/01/2005

Site Address:
Valentine Electric, Heating And Air, Inc.
Brunswick Middle School 301 Cummings Drive
Brunswick, MD 21716

Mailing Address:
110 Western Maryland Parkway, Hagerstown, MD 21740

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/01/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/31/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102358033

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,075
Current Penalty	$860	$0	$0	$0	$0	$860
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260416 A01	09/29/2005	10/04/2005	$860	$1,075	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202354254

Event: 08/01/2005

Employee receives shock from exposed electrical conductor

At approximately 10:20 a.m. on August 1, 2005, Employee #1, a 17-year-old electrician's apprentice, was working from the seventh rung of a 10 ft fiberglass stepladder, setting ceiling light fixtures into their frameworks. When he came to the last fixture, he was working within 10 in. of an open 4 in. square receptacle box from which were protruding 10 exposed, stripped conductors. He was setting the last unit when the fixture he was pulling through the ceiling contacted an exposed, 277-volt, 20-amp conductor. Employee #1 was knocked off the ladder to the floor. A coworker of a different employer was in the next room, heard him fall, and went to investigate. He saw Employee #1 on the floor, unconscious and unresponsive. Emergency Services was called and he was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 was treated and released within 24 hours.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, INEXPERIENCE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308517689			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices

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